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Te to celebrate North Carolina homecoming

Just because he will be celebrating a homecoming, San San Te insists Saturday’s clash at North Carolina holds no extra significance.

“A lot of my friends are big Tar Heels fans,” said Te, a Conover, N.C., native, who grew up roughly 2 1/2 hours away from North Carolina’s Chapel Hill campus. “It’s just nice for my parents to cut their (9 1/2-hour trip to Rutgers) down. Other than that, it’s just another game.”

Asked whether kicking a game-winning field goal would be a dream scenario, Te smiled.

“It definitely would be cool,” the fifth-year senior placekicker said, “but I’d take that (game-winning) kick any game.”

Te, who was successful on both of his field goal attempts Rutgers’ season-opening win over North Carolina Central, appears to have carried over his strong preseason into his final campaign.

“I’ve always said in order to kick good, you have to feel good,” Te said. “So right now, the way me, (holder) J.T. (Tartacoff) and (long snapper) Rob (Jones) are doing, I feel like we’re in a pretty good rhythm from the preseason to now. So it’s a good feeling.”

Though he was born in South Carolina, Te said he was moved to Conover around the age of 1 so he basically grew up in the First in Flight State his entire life. And while he recalls attending a few Tar Heels football games growing up, Te has never kicked inside Kenan Stadium.

“That’ll be pretty cool,” Te said.

For the even-keeled Te, about the only pressure he may feel in the hours leading up to Saturday’s 12:30 p.m. clash with the Tar Heels is figuring out a way to accomodate all his ticket requests.

“Apparently my dad is promising tickets to everybody,” he said, laughing. “With my coaches and my family down there, (I’ll have) at least 10 to 15 (ticket requests). Obviously, other people are asking for tickets, too.”

About Keith Sargeant

Keith Sargeant is a graduate of Middlesex County College and Kean University. A Home News Tribune staff writer since August 1997, Keith has been covering Rutgers sports since 2000, serving as the Scarlet Knights' football beat writer since 2006.

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